View from the Victory, Volume 13: Melbourne Bounce Back Big

Mehmet Durakovic's Melbourne Victory needed to get back on the winning track when they took on Wellington Phoenix on Sunday at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

"If those (many) chances (on goal) go at the back of the net, then we're going to hurt teams," Durakovic said after training at Gosch's Paddock on Friday.

"I've been very happy with the way we've been playing the last three or four weeks and if we continue like that we're going to win more games than we're going to draw."

In their last match, Wellington defeated the Brisbane Roar 2-0 thanks to some superior set piece play. Marco Rojas, formerly of the Phoenix, wanted to make amends for his lack of form by playing more matches.

"I think you've got to fight for your position and I knew that coming here," Rojas told the Melbourne Herald Sun. "I've been in and out of the starting 11, so I've got to play so I can gain the match speed and be comfortable playing 90 minutes each week.

"At the moment, I haven't got there because some weeks I haven't performed that well. But against Adelaide, I didn't do too bad when I came on and I'm hoping to build on that and start performing again."

In the fourth minute, Archie Thompson opened the scoring. Diogo Ferreira scored in the 25th minute after Vince Lia recorded an own goal three minutes prior.

Alex Smith earned a consolation goal for Wellington.

With the victory, Melbourne move to fifth on the ladder with a 3-2-6 record (15 points).

"The last three or four weeks we've been playing some really good football and today capped it off," Durakovic told reporters. "The short, sharp passing game that I want these players to play, they basically kept it up right from the start to the end.

"On another day it could've been another four or five goals but to have three or four chances one on one, at least we're creating chances."

Up neXt for Melbourne is a match with rivals Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park. Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. AEST.